​Unfurrowed Ground: The Innovators of Country Music
by: Carl S. Birk (Author)

ISBN: 0-7414-2457-6 ©2005
Price: $14.95 
Book Size: 5.5'' x 8.5'' , 221 pages
Category/Subject: MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass
Country music is a true American cultural phenomenon. The sounds of the hills molded us into the land we are. Unfurrowed Ground displays the innovators of this precious art form.
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Abstract: Country music comes from deep in the heart of the American people. The music of the hills has evolved over the decades to make a unique musical experience.

However, a musical genre cannot develop without individuals willing to take a chance. These personalities envisioned an industry in a whole different angle. These visionaries refused to wear blinders when others walked the line. They persevered and made country music what it is today. 

They plowed their way through a virgin musical landscape which resulted in a section of Americana that we can all be proud of because they were willing to hoe the Unfurrowed Ground.

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The Festival of Books
by: Carl S. Birk (Author)

ISBN: 0-7414-1643-3 ©2003
Price: $13.95 
Book Size: 5.5'' x 8.5'' , 145 pages
Category/Subject: EDUCATION / General
School Reform!!! Reading initiative!!! No Child Left Behind!!!! These are the pushes to make America’s education system today. The Festival of Books is a solution to raising reading skills. This year long program excites children in reading and makes books come alive.

Abstract: “When I was growing up, we thought that books came from the sky,” said author Willy Welch, “we never thought they came from a real live person.” That is what The Festival of Books is all about. Its objective is to make books come alive through a year long mission of using activities and events to provide children with a joy of reading. The apex of the program being the festival itself which is a week long celebration of parades, presentations and contest that show the children’s love of reading.

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